Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1XPXP4EX4GD308605 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJan 17, 2024
CT
Last seenApr 21, 2026
RI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXP4EX4GD308605
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XP4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
308605

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
PETERBILT

Prefix basis · 919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
389

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 17, 2024 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026RIIII · Driver-only0IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Apr 16, 2026RIIII · Driver-only0IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Nov 25, 2025MEI · Full7OOSIRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Aug 13, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Jan 17, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Sep 18, 2024CTIII · Driver-only4OOSIRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Jun 12, 2024RIII · Walk-around2IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Apr 9, 2024MAII · Walk-around1IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
Jan 17, 2024CTII · Walk-around4IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED 23557991FV437/RI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IRON HAULERS INCORPORATED2355799Jan 17, 2024Apr 21, 20269RI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1FV437RIIRON HAULERS INCORPORATEDJan 17, 2024Apr 21, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026